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Table 2 Goutallier stages of rotator cuff muscles

From: Deltoid muscle shape analysis with magnetic resonance imaging in patients with chronic rotator cuff tears

Goutallier grading

Supraspinatus muscle

Infraspintus muscle

Subscapularis muscle

GFDI*

Stage 0 (n)

29

41

33

30

Stage 1 (n)

21

19

41

30

Stage 2 (n)

28

20

21

35

Stage 3 (n)

19

24

15

19

Stage 4 (n)

19

12

6

2

Mean Goutallier stage:

1.7

1.4

1.1

1.4

  1. *GFDI: global fatty degeneration index (=Goutallier stage of ((SSP + ISP + SSC)/3), rounded and classified into groups.
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

ISSN: 1471-2474

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